Florence Stallo, 90, and her niece were spending time together in her apartment at The Maples of Towson on April 20 when the fire alarm went off. Ms. Stallo said the assisted living community runs fire drills every month or so and she didn’t think much of it, until she opened the door to her...Read More

J. Nicholas Reddick, a former student of St. Joseph School in Mobile, Ala., was taught by the Oblate Sisters of Providence. He desired to make a contribution to the cause for canonization of Mother Mary Lange. The following is the result of his research.Read More

RARITAN BOROUGH, N.J. – When about 15 men on motorcycles wearing “colors” or leather vests arrived at St. Ann Church, they weren’t looking for trouble.Read More

ROME – Armed men kidnapped eight Christians on their way home from university exams in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.Read More

As Cardinal William H. Keeler underwent surgery to remove excess fluid from his brain June 18, well wishers and fellow Catholics prayed for the 76-year-old Archbishop of Baltimore during a 12:10 p.m. Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore. Bishop W. Francis Malooly, western vicar...Read More

When scientists meet in Baltimore for the second World Stem Cell Summit, among issues they will discuss are ethical questions involved in stem cell research.Read More

At the end of Archbishop O’Brien’s column (CR, Sept. 3) was a quote from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops stating their vision of health care reform “will take care to be abortion neutral.” There is no neutral. Current case law states that unless a law expressly forbids funding abortion, the presumption is that abortions...Read More

At only 9 days old Monsignor Edward Lynch was baptized at his home parish of Immaculate Conception, Towson, never knowing that one day he would become an associate priest and later pastor of the parish. At a Mass June 10 Monsignor Lynch, the parishioners of Immaculate Conception and close friends, family, fellow priests and bishops...Read More